The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics

Edited by John L. Esposito and Emad El-Din Shahin

Description

Over the past three decades, scholars, government analysts and terrorism experts have examined the relationship between Islam and politics. But specialists have tended to limit their analysis to a specific country or focus. Few works have provided a geographically comprehensive, in-depth analysis. Since 9/11, another wave of literature on political Islam and global terrorism has appeared, much of it superficial and sensationalist. This situation underscores the need for a comprehensive, analytical, and in-depth examination of Islam and politics in the post-9/11 era and in an increasingly globalizing world. The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics, with contributions from prominent scholars and specialists, provides a comprehensive analysis of what we know and where we are in the study of political Islam. It enables scholars, students, and policymakers to understand the interaction of Islam and politics and the multiple and diverse roles of Islamic movements, as well as issues of authoritarianism and democratization, religious extremism and terrorism regionally and globally.

The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics

Edited by John L. Esposito and Emad El-Din Shahin

Author Information

John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is the author or editor of more than 45 books, including What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam and The Future of Islam and is Editor in Chief of Oxford Islamic Studies Online.

Emad El-Din Shahin is Professor of Public Policy at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of Political Ascent: Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa, Through Muslim Eyes: Muhammad Rashid Rida and the West, and, with Nathan J. Brown, The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East: Regional Politics and External Policies.

Contributors:

Khaled Abou El Fadl - Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of Law at UCLAAbdullah Saeed - Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at University of MelbourneSherman A. Jackson - King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern CaliforniaJohn O. Voll - Professor of Islamic History and Associate Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown UniversityNader Hashemi - Assistant Professor and Director at the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of DenverTarek Masoud - Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of GovernmentMargotBadran - Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.Ahmad Moussalli - Professor of Political Studies at American University of BeirutJoshua T. White - International Affairs Fellow with the Council on Foreign RelationsShahrough Akhavi - adjunct professor of Political Science, Columbia UniversityMojtaba Mahdavi - Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of AlbertaPeter Woodward - Professor of Politics at the University of ReadingAzzam Tamimi - Director of the Institute of Islamic Political ThoughtBettina Gräf - On the staff of the Zentrum Moderner Orient in BerlinAhmad Sadri - Gorter Professor of Islamic World Studies and Professor of Sociology at Lake Forest CollegeMahmoud Sadri - Professor of Sociology at the Federation of North Texas UniversitiesBehrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi - Associate Professor of Sociology, History, LAS Global Studies, and African Studies at the University of IllinoisAbdullah A. Al-Arian - Alwaleed Bin Talal Scholar at Georgetown UniversitySam Cherribi - Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Emory UniversityMoataz A. Fattah - Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and Islamic studies at Cairo University in Egypt and Central Michigan UniversityShireen Hunter - Visiting Fellow at the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown UniversityIrfan Ahmad - Anthropologist and Lecturer in politics at Monash UniversityFred R. von der Mehden - Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Rice UniversityAzzedine Layachi - Professor of Government and Politics at St. John's UniversityLeonardo A. Villalón - Associate Professor of Political Science and African Studies at the University of FloridaWilliam O. Beeman - Professor of Anthropology at the University of MinnesotaNatana J. Delong-Bas - Visiting Faculty at Boston CollegeIbrahim Kalin - Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey and a Fellow at the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown UniversityAbdelwahab al-Effendi - Reader in Politics at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster M. Nazif Shahrani - Professor of Central Eurasian Studies, Anthropology, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University BloomingtonBeverley Milton-Edwards - Professor of Politics at Queen's University Belfast Bassel F. Salloukh - Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of Political Science at the Social Sciences Department at Lebanese American UniversityMichael J. Willis - University Research Lecturer and King Mohamed VI Fellow in Moroccan and Mediterranean Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of OxfordShadi Hamid - Director of Research for the Brookings Doha Center and a Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings InstituteAndrée Feillard - Historian and Senior Researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)Kamran Bokhari - Vice President of Middle Eastern & South Asian Affairs at StratforNael Shama - Political researcher and freelance writer based in CairoDavid Romano - Associate Professor of Political Science at Missouri State UniversityJason Burke - Journalist and authorNiloufer Siddiqui - PhD candidate at Yale University Shoghig Mikaelian - PhD candidate at Concordia University.John L. Esposito - Professor of Religion and International Affairs and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown UniversityEmad El-Din Shahin - Professor of Public Policy at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo

The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics

Edited by John L. Esposito and Emad El-Din Shahin

Reviews and Awards

"Esposito and Shahin are two of the most prolific and prominent scholars of Islam today. It is entirely expected that they would be able to assemble a team of contributors who are well respected in the field, and encourage them to present essays that are informed and engaging. The result is commendable... At a time when misunderstandings and misinformation about Islam abound, this timely, erudite book offers a comprehensive and authoritative survey of most of the current issues relating to Islam and politics... Highly recommended." --CHOICE